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HENRY I LettersPatent No.,1 11,203,' dated January 24,'1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEER-COLERS.

Theschedule referred to in these Letters Patent andA making part of the same.

and useful Improvement in Beer-Coolers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and 'exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawing forming part ot' this specication, in which drawing- Figure l represents a vertical central section oi this invention.

Figureffl is a horizont-al,section-of the same, the

line x fr, hg, l, indicating the plane of section. Similar letters indicatecorresponding parts.

' This invention relates to a beer-cooler, which is composed of two vessels, fitting one within thc other, the outer vessel being composed of an outer cylinder and an internal polygon, connected to the outer cylinder by an inclined bottom provided with ridgesorprojections, while the inner vessel consists ot"an external polygon fitting into the cylinder ofthe outer vessel,aud of an internal 'cylinder tting over the polygon of the outer vessel, the polygon and cylinder ofthe inner vessel being connected to each other by a iiat inclined bottom', which, when the inner vessel is inserted into the outer vessel, bearson 4the ridges' of the inclined bottom of the outer vessel, iu combina'- tion with an annular cap fitting over the edges of the internal polygon oi' the outer and the internal cylin der o'f the inner vessel, and connected, vby-one or more branches, with the supply-pipe and with a dischargepipe, extending from the enlarged top of' the outer Vessel in such a mannerv that the beer admitted to the supply-pipe is caused to spread in the narrow spaces between the, inner polygonal and cylindrical parts of the outer and inner vessel, whence it Hows down between the bottoms and then up through the narrow 'spaces between the external polygon ofthe inner and the external cylinder ofthe outer vessel, before it reaches the discharge-pipe; and if' the spaces between and round the two vessels are packed withice, the beer, inpassing through the various spaces, is rapidly cooled. Y

In the drawingp lhe letter A designates a vessel, by preference made of sheet metal, and composed of an external cylinder, a, andan internal polygon, l), which is connected to the external cylinder by an inclined bottom, c, which is provided with a series of radial ridges, d.

Into this vessel 'A is fitted an inner vessel, B,

.which is composed of an external polygon, e, and an internal cylinder, f, inclined bottom, y.

The diameter of the polygon c is such that the same lits nicely in the external cylinder a of the connected to-said polygon by au lpipes h', with the supply-pipe t,

outer vessel, (sce iig. 2,) and the diameter of the cylinder f is such that the same tits closely over the in'- ternal polygon b of the outer vessel; and ii`the inner Avesselis set down into the outer vessel, the flat inclined bottom g of said inner vessel bears upon the ridges dof the outer vessel.

The polygons e and I) are. either made-with tlat or with rounded sides, and they may be provided with ridges at their corners, as shown in fig. 2 ofthe drawing.

v Then the vessel B is placed in the vessel A a series of narrow channelsis formed between the cylinder a and polygon e, and also between the cylinder f and polygon l), and these channels communicate .with 'each other through the spaces between the ridges d of the bottom c.

Over the top edges of the polygon l) and cylinder is fitted an annular cap, h, which connects, by branch four (more or less) brauch-pipes being used to spread the beer uniformly over the spaces between the polygon b and cylinder jl r)She beer admitted to said spaces passes down between the polygon b and cylinder f, then through the spaces between the bottoms c and g, and up through the polygon c and cylinder a.

rlhe topof the cylinder a is enlarged and provided with a discharge-pipe, j, (see iig. 1,) through which Zthe beer, after haviugpassed through the cooler,

flows ofi'. l

Mycoolei' is intended to be placed in a tub, C, and ice is packed round the outer cylinder a, between the polygon e and the cylinder f, and into the interior of the polygon l), as indicated in iig. l' of" the drawing, so that all. the narrow channels, through'which the beer passes, are in contact with the ice from both sides', and the beer, while passing through the appag ratns, iscooled down to the required degree.

Instead of ice, however, any other cooling medium may be used, such as a current of' water passing through and round the vessels A B.

IVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A cooler for beer or other liquids, composed of two vessels, A B, the outer vessel A being composed of a cylinder, a, and polygon b, connected by a bottom, c, with ridges d, and the inner vessel being composed of a polygon, e, and cylinder j, connected by a bottom, g, in combination with an annular cap, 71and with a supply and discharge-pipe,.substantially as -herein shown and described.V

This specication signed by4 me this 4th day of Jan` nary, 1871.

Y Witnesses: CARL WILH. HAUG.

` W. HAUFF, y

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